Episode 227: What’s Fueling Cyber Attacks on Agriculture ?
In this episode of the podcast (#227) we speak with Allan Liska, the head of the CSIRT at the firm Recorded Future. about the spate of attacks in recent months targeting...
DOJ Grabs Colonial Pipeline Crypto Wallet from DarkSide
In an unusual and exciting twist to the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced this week that it was able to retrieve $2.3 million of the $4.4...
Privacy Tip #287 – Double Down on Passwords
It has been reported by Bloomberg Law that the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack was caused by a “single compromised password.” The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack had consumers hoarding gasoline and disrupted...
Colonial Pays Millions in Ransomware Attack on Pipeline
Colonial Pipeline paid hackers a ransom of $4.4 million in bitcoin soon after discovering a cybersecurity hack on its systems that began on May 6. The company’s acknowledgement comes after days of...
Episode 214: Darkside Down: What The Colonial Attack Means For The Future of Ransomware
Intel 471 CISO Brandon Hoffman joins us to to discuss Darkside, the ransomware group that attacked the Colonial Pipeline, why the crew may have bitten off more than it can chew...
Crippling Ransomware Attack on Pipeline Exposes Vulnerabilities in U.S. Critical Infrastructure
Colonial Pipeline, a company that transports more than 100 million gallons of gasoline and other fuel daily across 14 states from Houston to New York Harbor, shut down the pipeline last...
FBI Says DarkSide Targets Health, Energy and Insurance Industries
Ransomware attacks are so frequent that they seem like old news. There is a new interest in ransomware attacks following the attack against Colonial Pipeline [view related posts]. The Colonial Pipeline...
Coveware Q1 2021 Report Shows Increase in Ransomware Payments Over Q4 2020
Coveware issued its Q1 2021 Ransomware Report on April 26, 2021, which concludes that “[D]ata exfiltration extortion continues to be prevalent and we have reached an inflection point where the vast...